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YOUNTVILLE DISTRICT. 



John Benson, Oakville. Total, 35 acres; in bearing, 30 acres; will replant 5 acres; in- 

 fested by phylloxera, 10 acres, all to be uprooted; planted to Riparia, 25 acres, which i* 

 grafted to Semillon, Mondeuse, Cabernet Franc, and all succeed about alike; soil loam, 

 bordering on adobe; vineyard low lying; European varieties most resistant, Zinfandel 

 and Burger; vineyard replanted as vines become diseased; crop, 50 tons; cooperage 

 90,000 gallons, of which 5,000 is oak and 85,000 redwood. 



W. P. Bolz, Oakville. Total, 15 acres; in bearing, 12 acres; all will be dug up; soil grav- 

 elly loam; vineyard upland; all European varieties succumb alike; crop, 35 tons. 



W. T. Bradley, Oakville. Total, 25 acres; all in bearing; infested by phylloxera, 12 acres, 

 of which 4 acres are good for only one crop more; soil gravelly loam; vineyard low lying; 

 European varieties all succumb alike; crop, 43 tons. 



B. Bradshaw, Oakville. Total, 5 acres; in bearing, 4 acres; infested by phylloxera, 4 

 acres, of which 2 acres are good for only one crop more; soil gravelly; vineyard upland: 

 exposure northwest; European varieties all succumb alike; crop, 8 tons. 



Vineyard will be gone in two years. 



George Brainard, Oakville. Total, 50 acres; in bearing, 48 acres; infested by phylloxera, 

 5 acres, of which 2 acres are good for only one crop more; vineyard low lying; all 

 European varieties succumb alike; crop, 14 tons. 



Brun & Chaix, Oakville Total, 115 acres; in bearing, 113 acres; will plant 15 or 20 acres; 

 soil loam; vineyard low lying and mountain; exposure south; crop, 350 tons; cooperage, 

 300,000 gallons at Howell Mountain and 150,000 in valley at Oakville, mostly redwood. 



One vineyard and cellar is on Howell Mountain. Have escaped phylloxera so far, but 

 expect it before long. 



Duncan Campbell, Oakville. Total, 10 acres; in bearing, 6 acres; infested by phylloxera, 

 5 acres, of which 2 acres are good for only one crop more; soil loam; vineyard upland; 

 exposure east; all European varieties succumb alike; crop, 12 tons. 



Vineyard going fast. 



Thomas Dwyer, Oakville. Total, 10 acres; all in bearing; infested by phylloxera, 2 acres, 

 of which 1 acre is good for only one crop more; soil loam; vineyard low lying; crop, 6 

 tons. 



H. W. Crabb, Oakville. Total, 120 acres; in bearing, 90 acres; infested by phylloxera, 20 

 acres; planted to resistants, 100 acres, of which 70 are Riparia and 30 Lenoir, and all of 

 which are doing well; soil loam; vineyard low lying; exposure south and east; Tokay has 

 proved most resistant; vines dug out as soon as diseased; crop, 100 tons; cooperage, 650,- 

 000 gallons, all of which is redwood. 



This is one of the several vineyards in this vicinity that were very flourishing four 

 years ago, but have rapidly decayed. The destruction was surprisingly rapid and very 

 discouraging. Mr. Crabb is planting out resistants year by year, to a considerable 

 extent, both Lenoir and Riparia, the former on the high drier soil, the latter on the 

 lower, stiff er land. Success seems to attend the growth of resistants. Experience in this 

 vicinity shows plainly that resistants (cuttings or rooted vines) should be planted early 

 in the season, especially if the season should prove to be a dry one. In two or three 

 years more definite views can be given as to bearing of resistants. 



Davis Estate, Oakville. Total, 55 acres; in bearing, 50 acres; infested by phylloxera, 15 

 acres, of which 6 acres are good for only one crop more; soil gravelly; vineyard low 

 lying; crop, 120 tons; cooperage, 40,000 gallons, all of which is redwood. 



F. Delmont, Oakville. Total, 10 acres; all in bearing; infested by phylloxera, 5 acres, of 

 which 1 acre is good for one year more; soil gravelly; vineyard low lying; crop, 22 tons. 



Dietrich Bros., Oakville. Total, 15 acres; all in bearing; planted to Riparia, 2 acres, which 

 are grafted and bearing; vineyard upland; exposure east; Tokay and Malvoisie have 

 proved most resistant; crop, 30 tons. 



D. Downey, Oakville. Total, 46 acres; in bearing, 40 acres; infested by phylloxera, 16 

 acres, of which 10 acres are good for only one crop more; soil loam; vineyard low lying; 

 all European varieties succumb alike; diseased vines have received no care; crop, 105 

 tons; stock of wine on hand, 10,000 gallons; cooperage, 30,000 gallons, of which 1,000 is oak 

 and 29,000 redwood. 



